[aprssig] Gating Objects from Internet to RF

[Robert Bruninga]

> Is the node number embedded in the EL-123456 
> object name sufficient or should it also 
> appear in plain text in the comment? 

Object name is all.  It shows on the map, and shows in the list
of station/objects making it easy to find and see.

> I am still planning to use the node's 
> callsign as the FromCall and put my 
> callsign in as the first (used) path.  
> APRS-IS will insert the qXX with my 
> gating callsign as well.  Or should I 
> put my call as the FromCall and remove 
> it from the used path?

The convention is that the source of the data is the AX.25
Source callsign.  APRS then uses that knowledge to attribute the
source (which is necessary to have a deterministic network).

> DB0UD>APRSIS,KJ4ERJ*:;EL-255256*211554z5125.53NE00604.37E0PHG0
> 000438.700MHz T000 On   DB0UD-R [offline]

I suggest: 
HEADER:  KJ4ERJ>APELNK: 
POSIT:   ;EL-255256*211554z5125.53NE00604.37E0
COMMENT: PHGxxxx438.700MHz T000 off  DB0UD-R

This displays on a Kenwood as:

EL-123456
438.700MHz
Tnnn Off  <== [Off ] is a 4 byte field, 
DB0UD-R

Has everything the mobiile operator needs to use the node.  On
additional screens of the Radio, you also see the range and
bearing, the antenna height and gain, and the source of the data
KJ4ERJ

Though, if a system goes off line, then does that mean it is not
available to use? Or does tha mean it is available for use by
the next user?

> I'm also thinking about removing the 
> redundant frequency spec from the 
> comment text to shorten the packets, 
> but I really wanted to keep the 
> location description as created by 
> the node itself.

Yes, we only want the above fields only.  Though additional info
can be transmitted AFTER the  above fields, but it will not show
on most mobiles.

If needed we could ask Echoink to pre-format the data, but that
might take years and years to propogate, so I would not think
that is the way to go...

Bob, WB4APR

> I just ran these through my own APRS parser and they failed, 
> but I can 
> resolve that.  Do I need a space between PHG and the
Frequency?  It 
> seems that since I'm using a 4 digit PHG, I'll need something
for the 
> parsers to know where it ends and the Frequency begins.
> 
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ
> 
> Pete Loveall AE5PL Lists wrote:
> > Hi Lynn,
> >
> > Yes, javAPRSIGate can gate to RF based on object prefix.  
> This was done specifically to promote gating of Echolink, 
> IRLP, etc. objects to RF.  The EL- format was used in the 
> past for Echolink stations and I recommend keeping it to that 
> prior agreement.  The only objects generated should be for 
> links and repeaters and should include the node number in the 
> comment (since RF-based stations must use the node number to
connect).
> >
> > Thanks for bringing this to our group for input.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Pete Loveall AE5PL
> > pete at ae5pl dot net
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:53 AM
> >
> > Is it possible in your respective software to configure an 
> object ID 
> > (say EL-123456) to gate from Internet to RF?  Or is such
gating 
> > configured only for selected SourceCalls?
> >
> > I need to know soonest as I'm just finishing up the script 
> that will be 
> > generating these objects based on real-time XML data from 
> > http://www.echolink.org/node_location.xml.
> >
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